bian

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Basque

Numeral

bian

  1. inessive singular of bi

Champenois

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old French blanc, from Latin bellus, from Early Medieval Latin blancus.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /bjɑ̃/

Adjective

bian m (feminine bienche, plural bians)

  1. (Troyen, Langrois) white

References

  • Daunay, Jean (1998) Parlers de Champagne : Pour un classement thématique du vocabulaire des anciens parlers de Champagne (Aube - Marne - Haute-Marne) (in French), Rumilly-lés-Vaudes
  • Baudoin, Alphonse (1885) Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux (in French), Troyes

Cornish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *bɨx, from Proto-Celtic *biggos (small). Cognate with Breton bihan, Irish beag, Welsh bychan.

Adjective

bian

  1. little, small

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

bian m (genitive singular biain, nominative plural biain)

  1. (literary) pelt, fur

Declension

Declension of bian (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative bian biain
vocative a bhiain a bhiana
genitive biain bian
dative bian biain
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an bian na biain
genitive an bhiain na mbian
dative leis an mbian
don bhian
leis na biain

Mutation

Mutated forms of bian
radical lenition eclipsis
bian bhian mbian

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

Lokono

Numeral

bian

  1. (Eastern Lokono) two.
    Synonym: biama

Mandarin

Romanization

bian

  1. Nonstandard spelling of biān.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of biǎn.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of biàn.

Usage notes

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Norman

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French bien, from Latin bene.

Adverb

bian (comparative mux)

  1. (Guernsey) well

Derived terms

North Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bainą.

Pronunciation

Noun

bian n (plural bian or bianer) (Föhr-Amrum)

  1. leg
  2. bone
    Synonym: knook